The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 6, 1931, Page 8

‘§ |3 8‘ KEI.LER QuITS LOGAL SCHOOL; RAVEN CHOSEN Former Resigns Prepara-| v tory to Assuming Of- fice of Commissioner The resignati as Superintenden! been accepte School Board, 14, according to an announcement! made today by R. E. Robertson, President of the Board R. S. Raven, principal of the High School for the past four years, has been named to succeed Mr. Ke! e remainder of the current school and the Board has made no decision as to the po- sition beyond that time, it was sald. Mr. Keller quits the superintend- ency of the local schools prepara- tory to assuming the office of Ter- itorial Commsisioner of Education, } ucceeding L. W. Breuer. He takes office on March 1, for a m of two years .He was superin- dent here for the past seven f W. K Kel.er ¥ has a and g on I ghth term. —. e PRAYER SERVICES |, BEING HELD HERE The Union Frayer service held|f at the Lutheran church last eve-| was well attended. Music was ed by the Junior choir of that church. The pastor of the local church was in charge, and the Rev. C. C. Saunders carried the message on the “Meaning of Prayer.” This evening at 7:30 o'clock the HANOVER, Germany, Jan. 6.— Prac use of the cigar-shaped ‘Zeppelin of the rails” designed by '1 Hanover engineer awaits an an- swer to at least two problems. the propeller-driven car harp curves speedily and That is the first question. And if the car will travel around curves at great speed, the next question is: How will its trips made e of 100 or more miles in with existing train far the “rail Zeppelin,” of Dr. Franz Kruckenberg, en tested only on a stretch straight track leading out Hanover, of sne will tell whether as light a construction as that now devised by the engineer can round the curves at nearly the same speed with track and still remaih on the rails Assuming the coach will prove ts merits on curves stacle its schedules. i General installation of the car,| it is pointed out, would mean the | changing of block signal systems,| itches, automatic safety brakes, other devices all of which now | are adjusted for trains running up| to 75 miles an hour. | The possibility of separate tracks | ad of operating the Zeppelin | over regular train rails is sug-| evising his car Dr. Krucken-| as concerned primarily with ing a vehicle that \l'ouk” couple economy with speed. An electric car devised in 1903 achieved a maximum speed of 134 miles an hour, while the Hanover| lengineer’s car will travel only 113| in- of | { Actual Mperlmr-ms to start soon which it travels over the straight| the next ob- ’ - THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, JAN. 6, 1931, Houw * “Zep Car” Will Round Curvos Is Question that Faces Designer [ | | e The “Zeppelin of the rails” two views of which are shown here, | | will attain a speed of 113 miles an hour. Whether it will round curves ' A safely is a problem facing the designer, Dr. Franz Kruckenberg. Daily Cross-word Puzzle ACROSS Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle 18 Sharpshooter 1. Slightest 11. Norweglan 6. Reglons ~ 18, Poem of 1. Enumerate inmentation | odlike 16, Desist | . Alon 19, l‘rnn{ 16, Goddess of 21 The Law of 17, Danger 24, Not stralght 1% Knoek 26, 1 the 0. Make flesh: | 23 Hebrew Tetrer #. Uncommunt- 23, Plerce with & | pointed weapon Intellect 25, Fish-eating 82, Saucy diving bird 34. Thick pleces 26, Nidé of a tri- . Covered with ungle A thick black 5. Fisher for toetd L tampreys I - To 8 . Vex . Southern con- stellntion . Apnlied use- Legal elaim smbol for E: tRg of blows te 8. Fintehen ) Ehoen chare DOWN neter ) Newly married L Crescents shaped ( woman L Printery’ meusure 3. Famous Amers n's nickname 1. 0 5. Test 6. Pald publie 3 notlee assent 7. Maturing 56. Plaral ending S Unitorm 58. Former nega- 9. Melody tive CHRISTMAS EVE IS TONIGHT AT RUSSIAN CHURCH Chr.istian Event Observed in Accordance with Julian Calendar This is Christmas Eve and tomor- row will be Christmas, but there is no Santa Claus—in the Russian church. The festival is observed by that religious organization, in con- formity to the Julian calendar, which was introduced to the world by the Roman Caesars, Julius and Augustus, before the birth of the founder of Christianity. The Julian calendar is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar, which was Introduced by Pope Gregory XIII late in the s;xbeenth century. congregation here, said today, “the birth of the Savior is not an occa- | sion for merry-making and sgcial : | pleasures; rather it is a purely re- | ligious—one might say, a spiritual— ' observance. Gifts are exchanged, but only in a small quiet way.! Santa Claus is unknown in the' ,Russian Church.” ‘ In the Russian Church in Ju- {neau, services will be held at 7 (o'clock this evening and 9 o’'clock ‘tomorrow morning. —e——— Daily Empire wans Ads Pay. “In the Russlan church,” Pather A. P. Kashevaroff, pastor of the| ATTENTION ODD FELLOWS Alaska Lodge A 1 will install officers at the regular January meeting. Your attendance is earn- estly requested. L. W. KILBURN, Scribe. —ee—— —adv. Daily Empire Want Ads Pay. forr e Buy Your Children Kali-sten-iks The 100% Health Shoe Goodyear t $2.95t0 $4.50 | SALOUM’S ) MO o dll be at the Salvation miles ; x:;;:;ngfl:nh] with Captain R. E'é Hov r, it required 3,000 horse-|tain a speed of 95 miles an hour|and weighs when empty 18% ton:. Lesher in ’cha’rge and the Rev.|Power to move the electric Cax‘on 200 horsepower. When fitted as an ordinary coa‘in ) Chas. C. Personeus speaking. A |While Kruckenberg's coach will at-) Kruckenbergs' ca 85 feet lonc |1t will carry 40 to 50 persons. { fine spirit of fellowship is show in these meetings. The public urged to attend e DRESSES Priced for Special Clearance One Rack of CREPE SILK TRAVEL CREPE DRESSES at $8.75 Values up to $20.00 PURETEST COD LIVER OIL $1.00, 50c, $1.75 “Bottled Sunshine” BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. “When we sell it—it's right” Telephone 134 We Deliver Express Money Orders n is TRADE VALUES FOR DEGEMBER DROP SHARPLY | Outbound CTommerce for Last Month Falls $1,815,- | 737 from Last Year With an aggregate for all com- modities of $1,301,812, Alaska's out- | bound commerce for December, 1930 was $1815,737 less than for the| same month in 1929, it was I vealed today in the monthly st ment of commerce issued by J. C McBride, Collector of Customs. De- clines were shown in every in- }dustry | Gold showed the greatest loss dropping from $1,021,742 in Decem- | ber, 1929, to $401,643 last month. Salmon Record Low Canned salmon losses were next to gold, shipments for the month dropping to $40,874, one of the lightest months ever recorded for the industry, and a decline of $457,- 316. Copper values dropped $383,303 for the month, the shipments showing a declared value of $436,220. Halibut shipments valued at $117,- 652 lost $152307. Herring dropped $76,310, and fresh salmon $40,000. Furs, live animals, cured salmon and other smaller items also ex- perienced declines. Lost of Commodities The list of commodities shipped and values follow ssssssssssamssssesessandl Fresh and frozen e SEATTLE PRICE Plus Freight 41c¢ PER LB. e e e e T BUSY 'WHY Not Only Cheaper but Better RICE & AHLERS CO. GOOD PLUMBING “We tell you in advance what job will cost” | Blue foxes s 6400 ;)(;X’d. | Other animals 2,480 | iy | Curios 780 | : | Fish: Grand Total of dentistry in Columbia univers (except shell-fish)— Inedible Reindeer Offal 160 Seattle next summer and thou- Reindeer hides 5950 sands of Bills from all over the Seal oil 600, country will trek to the North- Painting 1,200 west to attend that gathering. Platinum 21,204 Local Elks hope hundreds of them Total value of products of Alaska Products of the United States returned Total value of ship- ments of merchandise R N = Mineral Salts in Blood Help Teeth Resist Deca: YORK, Jan. ss liable to decay hin. That Dr. Charles F. Bodecker, professor Estebeth. Teeth which are healthy interr MANNING'S BLUE-TRADE MARK GEORGE BROTHERS PHONES 92—95 H | i H H i i H il A i i i i H H H i i i i i h i H Five Fast Deliveries 795,202 or after the convention. 90,440 bia cities, including Seattle, Long- 885,642 Port Townsend, Aberdeen, Hoquiam, 401,643 Shelton, Bremerton, and Victoria 14,527 and Vancouver, B. C., have coén- $1,301,812 in California newspapers 6—Teeth arz gesting that Alaska be included in if the the advertising drive. | ings them enough mineral | that counteract mouth acids is a theory developed by lly resist decay even if they recelve‘ Halibut 117,652 |no external care, Dr. Bodecker' Salmon 52,700 | says. If a way could be found to All other 202 | assure the teeth enough of the, Canned | mineral salts they need to resls[ (except shell-fish)— | mouth acids, decay would be great- Salmon 40 8”4 ly retarded, he believes. Cured or preserved —_—o—— : 4(‘\( ept shell-fish)— | | ... CALIFORNIANS Hmm; 28,214 Salmon 10,463 \ 70 BE TEMPTED Clams 699 | Crabs 817 Shrimps 10,048 RTHL Furs and fur-skins— | Blue fox 50 | { Silver or black fox 3,250 | s | Red fox 80 Chamber Asks for Alaska| V. e fox 220 . § e 46/ to Be Included in Ngrthf { Muskrat 285 west Ad Campalgn . Beaver 200 } | Al others 846 | Juneau may join Puget Sound |{ | Manufactured furs 850 | and British Columbia in advertis- | Ore, matte, and regulus— ing campaigns designed to lure Copper, 6094 gr. ton 436,220 | californians and tourists to that Lead, 110 gr. ton 8,172 | ]and northward, it was made known Reindeer meat 17,981 | today by G. H. Walmsley, Secre- Stone, including marble 15,262 | tary of the Chamber of Commerce. | Trophies, specimens, etc. 1,875 | The local Elks lodge, he added, Wood: Timber and lmbr. 4,000 | is also co-operating with it in the; All other | project. Edible Reindeer Offal 710’ The Elks grand lodge meets in can be persuaded to make a visit to the Territory either prior to | Puget Sound and British Colum- view, Tacoma, Everett, Bellingham, | Anacortes, Olympia, Port Angeles, | tributed $35961 for ads to appear next Spring, urging Californians to spend | !Lhek vacations in the Northwest. | The local Chamber of Commérce | has written Charles D. Garfield, ! y Manager of the Alaska Depart- ment of the Seattle Chamber, sug- | ———e—————— i Miss M. Halvorsen, schoolteacher, at Tenakee, is vsiiting in Juneau. She wag a passenger on yesterday's P eV Pl Says Puff: life is riding on a train; To me the clatter of the wheels is like a sweet refrain. The work of a conductor I wouid choose as a career Except that taking tickets would] become a bore, T fear.” ————————— ALASKAN SNOW COVER The following amounts of snow in inches, were on the ground Mon-' day evenipg, January 5, 1931, at various Alaskan stations: Barrow 7, Bethel 8, Eagle 19, Fairbanks 12, Fort Yukon 14, Nome 7, Tanana 15, Juneau and Ketchikan none. Ice on Snake River at Nome was 18 Slough at Fairbanks 28 thick. 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